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The opposition parties sought the resignation of Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, citing the European Union Election Observer Mission report, which rated INEC poorly in its handling of the general elections.
The Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party pointed out that the EU election assessment enforced their positions that the 2023 polls were neither transparent nor trustworthy, but INEC and the All Progressives Congress denied the parties’ accusations against Yakubu.
The APC flag bearer, Bola Tinubu, had been declared the overall winner of the presidential election by the electoral commission, but the decision was disputed by the Labour Party (LP), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and other rival political groups.
Tinubu received 8,794,726 votes, defeating the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, who received 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes, respectively.
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